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Unique Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Offered For Sale

August 4, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

As some may have inferred from the advertisements in late May, 2021 that a number of the late Paul G. Allen’s aircraft restoration projects were being put up for sale, it only seemed a matter […]

Paul Allen’s Project Aircraft Put Up For Sale

May 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the untimely passing of the legendary Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen in October, 2018, the historical aviation community lost a hugely significant benefactor. Not only had he established a ground-breaking museum, the Flying Heritage […]

Battle of Midway IJN Aircraft Carriers Kaga and Akagi Discovered

October 23, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many are probably aware by now, the crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s deep-sea research vessel, RV Petrel, has made some remarkable discoveries on the ocean floor in the South Pacific recently. Over […]

FHCAM’s Me 262 Warpaint Unveiled

May 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Today, in an exclusive for Warbird Digest Magazine, we can reveal the paint scheme and new photographs of the the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum’s Messerschmitt Me 262 (wk.nr. 500453), which is moving ever-closer […]

USS Wasp CV 7 entering Hampton Roads on 26 May 1942

Paul G. Allen Expedition Discovers the Sunken USS Wasp and Her Aircraft

March 13, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Unbeknownst to almost all us at the time we reported the discovery last month of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet (CV 8) on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the team aboard the late […]

USS Hornet CV 8 underway in Hampton Roads on 27 October 1941

Paul G. Allen Expedition Discovers the Sunken USS Hornet and Her Aircraft

February 12, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Today we received incredible news from the late Paul G. Allen’s deep ocean research vessel R/V Petrel that the research team aboard has located and documented the long-lost wreck of the WWII aircraft carrier U.S.S. […]

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Junkers Ju 87 Unveiled at Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum Hangar Opening

November 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

On Saturday, November 10th, the late Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) held a grand opening ceremony for their third hangar. The new building increases their indoor display area to more than […]

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Paul G. Allen: 1953 – 2018

October 16, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While we rarely remark on the passing of aviation luminaries, as that is not really our role, it is hard not to offer our thanks to the life and legacy of the late Paul Allen, […]

Paul G. Allen’s Messerschmitt Me 262 – Progress Report

September 21, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As most readers are well aware, Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) has one of the finest collections of vintage military aircraft and armament in the world. One of their most significant artifacts […]

Paul G. Allen Expedition Discovers the Sunken USS Lexington and Her Aircraft

March 7, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

Those of us interested in military history, and most particularly the naval battles of WWII, watched in awe on Monday when images of the sunken aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV 2) and a number her […]

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